Welcome to my Final Fantasy Locations knockout game! I have 135 locations from Final Fantasy I to Final Fantasy XIV, and Final Fantasy Tactics all meshed in and spat out to form battles. What is the best location in the series? You decide! (This is very cheesy I know... )

Here's the rules:

1. To vote, simply check what location is paired with another and reply with your favourite location in each roundup, preferably in a column format.
2. When a round finishes, if there are any tiebreakers, I'll post them up at the end. Tiebreakers are to be decided by listing them, and asking the question again about who is their favourite, the first response wins the tiebreak (eg. if the tiebreaker was Nibelheim vs Balamb Garden, and the first poster to respond chooses Nibelheim, Nibelheim goes through to the next round).
3. Round 1 has 64 fights to it. Because 135 doesn't work into 64, there are 7 battles where there are three locations matched for the place in Round 2.
4. Where possible, these locations are randomised against each other. The only time I intervene is when two from the same game are paired, although as the rounds go on this may get difficult. I use the "Rand" formula on Microsoft Excel to help keep these matches random.
5. I'll keep these rounds open for around a week but it depends on the reception, this forum can go slow at times.
6. Because Round 1 has 64 battles, I'll split it into four sections (so you'll see 16 battles today, 16 in the next update etc). Round 2 will have 32 battles and I'll split that into two sections. Round 3 onwards will be posted in the complete forms.
7. Don't take this seriously, it's just a bit of fun. By all means debate why you love or hate certain locations, and it can be because something important happened in that location, or because it looks so good, but please be respectful of other's feelings of those same locations.

I've incorporated pictures in this, although it was difficult for some locations, and some of the pictures aren't of good quality. By all means if you can find a better picture than the ones presented, let me know and I'll definitely swap them.

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Without further delay, here's Round 1A!

Round 1A

Fovoham Windflats () (Tactics) vs Kefka's Tower (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060303225428/finalfantasy/images/thumb/2/29/Kefkatowerout.PNG/358px-Kefkatowerout.PNG) (VI) vs Within Sin () (X)
Treno () (IX) vs Lunar Subterrane () (IV) vs Yaschas Massif ()(XIII)
Federation of Windurst () (XI) vs Adamant Isle Grotto () (IV)
Cave of Mysidia () (II) vs Zozo (http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/9e/Zozo.PNG) (VI)
Limberry Castle () (Tactics) vs Phantom Train (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080505200223/finalfantasy/images/8/82/PhantomTrainInside.JPG) (VI)
Vylbrand () (XIV) vs Falgabard () (III)
Troia () (IV) vs Vallis Media () (XIII)
Citadel of Trials () (I) vs Balamb Garden () (VIII)
Lindblum () (IX) vs Fabul () (IV)
Flying Fortress () (I) vs Great Forest of Moore () (V)
Luca () (X) vs Eureka () (III)
Esthar City () (VIII) vs Fork Tower () (V)
Tu'lia () (XI) vs Iifa Tree () (IX)
Goldor Manor () (III) vs Shumi Village () (VIII)
Lionel Castle () (Tactics) vs Besaid Island () (X)
Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI) vs Drakenvale () (V)

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Kefka's Tower (cool music (The Final Dungeon), oppressive post-apocalyptic architecture, hard enemies, and of course, the insane clown at the end of it. Windswept grass fields and the belly of a floating whale can't compare. ;)
Treno (the legendary city of night is just a fun place to visit in FFIX. It's also rather sad how the nobles live in luxury literally on the door step of skid row. And it has a hilarious series of ATEs set there too.)
The Federation of Windurst (of course I'm going to vote for my character's beloved home in FFXI. Windy for ever! :D)
Zozo (like Treno, the city of lies is such a fun place to visit, but for difference reasons. The cool rain outside (amazing for the time, it was an effect the SNES was well known for), the funky music (Slam Shuffle), the simple yet effective clock puzzle with the lying NPCs, and, somewhat out of place amongst the other mostly neo-medieval towns in the game, it featured tall residential towers too.)
Phantom Train (there's a pattern here - FFVI is my favourite FF game and I'm also a train buff as well, so it all comes together. The carrier of the dead was a really interesting part of the game, from having some of the postmortem passengers temporarily joining your party as a guest, to battling the locomotive as a boss, to of course, the finale at the terminus. A sad and poignant scene which I won't spoil for those who haven't played it. And of course, Uematsu's score (Mystery Train) is naturally excellent.)
Vlybrand (I had to stop and think about where exactly Vlybrand is in FFXIV, when I remembered it's the name of the island that Limsa Lominsa is located on, so I definetely vote for this one. If only for the fact Limsa Lominisa and it's connection zone La Noscca both have some of my favourite Uematsu pieces of all time as their backing music (Navigator's Glory and On Windy Meadows respectively). Good stuff. :)).
Troia (The city of beauty wins for me. It has a nice, relaxing design, it's music is sweet and melodious, and it's ruled by an order of female oracles, a rare example of a matriarchal society in RPGs. And the hotel in the town was kind of like a forerunner to the infamous Wall Market later in FFVII with it's debauchery, cross dressing and prostitution - which was toned down considerably in the SNES version.)
Balamb Garden (A unique area in the series, it really did feel like a functioning school/military academy, with it's various areas dedicated to differing operations of Garden. And of course, the battle of the Gardens needs no introduction either.)
Lindblum (Funnily enough, Lindblum has references to Fabul in IX, from musical cues in Lindblum Castle, to Regent Cid's surname, Fabool. But it's the city itself that I like. FFIX's 'big city', it's a wonderland of technology and culture, and I just loved exploring around the city when I first arrived there, riding the aircabs around and around. It's just a pity a significant portion is destroyed during the game and remain off limits after that. Still, it's one of my favourite FF places, and presumably provided the basic design for the city of Jeuno in FFXI).
Floating Castle/Flying Fortress (Completely at odds with the rest of FFI's high-fantasy setting, it also wins by being the location of Warmech, the very first superboss in the series (and still rock hard even after all this time).
Luca (it has a cool music track, and was a quite interesting place in design, if you ignore the stupid Blitzball Stadium which seems to dominate the place. I always felt cheated though that it was shown to be far larger than the small section you can explore in the game, typical of RPGs).
Esthar City (Definitely the largest city in the series in terms of area covered, the hyper futuristic technopolis of Esthar is such a great place to visit. It was like looking at 1950's ideas of the future through a thoroughly late 90's prism, with flying cars, mile high gleaming glass towers and transparent pedestrian overpasses going everywhere. And of course, the plot twist where you find out who the president of the place is following Adel's deposing is quite humorous. Not to mention of all the civilizations in the FF series, Esthar would probably rate as the most technologically advanced too.)
Tu'lia (I had to really think hard on this one, but 'Sky' won out. The floating citadel of the vanished Zilart civilization in FFXI, and the gateway of their blasphemous scheme to gain access to Paradise. Just gaining access to the place is an achievement requiring much hard work on the player's part in completing missions. Arriving there, you're greeted by architecture resembling the teleport crags found on the surface, but overgrown with trees and grass, giving a quite pleasant and relaxing appearance. Unfortunately, the many arcane machines left behind by the Zilart are still functional and still very aggressive, especially to magic. Tu'lia is the setting for numerous story battles, such as against the Ark Angels, and, the final battle of the Rise of the Zilart expansion story. It's also the setting for a series of optional battles known as the 'Sky Gods' which drop equipment still highly regarded and sort after by players.)
Shumi Village (A really interesting place to visit, especially doing the quests there which reveal more about this elusive and mysterious humanoid race, as well as more information about Laguna's past. Contained underground in a virtual biosphere, it was a relaxing and quiet place completely cut off from the problems of the outside world. Laguna, Laguna! ;).)
Besaid Island (Another one I had to think hard on. Despite my hatred for FFX, Besaid has such a calm, tranquil atmosphere at odds with the general depressing air of death that surrounds much of FFX's story. It was also significant too in that Tidus meets most of his companions for the game in that area.)
Opera House (No contest. The opera in FFVI was one of the most significant events in the history of the series (and RPGs in general). The plot to encounter Setzer by playing on his advances towards Maria the diva was quite ingenious, and of course, Celes performing the lyrics to the beautiful Aria di Mezzo Caraterre needs no introduction. The music, the area's design, the graphics, and the comic relief in the form of Ultros trying to get the drop on the team, literally, with a comedy weight, is just awesomeness on a grand scale. Finally, I loved the dress Celes wears in that scene. ;))

Phew!

Fovoham Windflats
Treno
Adamant Isle Grotto
Zozo
Phantom Train
Falgabard
Troia
Citadel of Trials
Lindblum
Flying Fortress
Luca
Esthar City
Iifa Tree
Shumi Village (VIII)
Lionel Castle
Opera House

Excellent analysis as always Enkidoh, rep for you :)

My votes...

Kefka's Tower
Treno
Federation of Windurst
Zozo
Phantom Train
Falgabard
Vallis Media
Balamb Garden
Lindblum
Flying Fortress
Luca
Esthar City
Iifa Tree
Shumi Village
Besaid Island
Opera House

Kefka's Tower
Treno
Adamant Isle Grotto
Zozo
Phantom Train
Falgabard
Troia
Balamb Garden
Lindblum
Flying Fortress
Luca
Esthar City
Iifa Tree
Shumi Village
Besaid Island
Opera House

Fovoham Windflats (Tactics)
Treno (IX)
Federation of Windurst (XI)
Zozo (VI)
Phantom Train (VI)
Vylbrand (XIV)
Troia (IV)
Citadel of Trials (I)
Lindblum (IX)
Flying Fortress (I)
Eureka (III)
Esthar City (VIII)
Iifa Tree (IX)
Shumi Village (VIII)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Opera House (VI)

Right, one more day and I'll post Round 1B. You can still vote for Round 1A even when Round 1B is posted by the way ;)

Here's Round 1B. If you haven't voted for Round 1A, don't worry, you can do the two together if you so wish.

Round 1B

Northern Crater () (VII) vs Salamand () (II) vs Omega Ruins () (X)
Coliseum () (II) vs Temple of the Ancients () (VII) vs Threshold () (XI)
Black Mage Village () (IX) vs Sarutabaruta () (XI)
Midgar () (VII) vs Henne Mines () (XII)
Fynn () (II) vs Sealed Castle () (V)
Sealed Cave () (III) vs Republic of Bastok () (XI)
Cosmo Canyon () (VII) vs Orbonne Monastery () (Tactics)
Carwen () (V) vs Limsa Lominsa () (XIV)
Zepwell/Kuzotz () (XI) vs World of Darkness () (III)
Istory () (V) vs Brigands' Den () (Tactics)
Fisherman's Horizon () (VIII) vs Memoria (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100103223811/finalfantasy/images/thumb/d/dc/MemoriaCastle.JPG/178px-MemoriaCastle.JPG) (IX)
Castle Argus () (III) vs Tower of Zot () (IV)
Pulse Vestige () (XIII) vs Midlight's Deep () (Tactics)
Zanarkand () (X) vs Underground Waterway () (IV)
Alexandria () (IX) vs Temple of Time () (III)
Necrohol of Nabudis () (XII) vs Mor Dhona () (XIV)

Northern Crater (VII)
Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Midgar (VII)
Sealed Castle (V)
Republic of Bastok (XI)
Orbonne Monastery (Tactics) - This was one of the hardest choices in this round, I think.
Limsa Lominsa (XIV) - Am I sensing Akihiko Yoshida vibes? Anybody has this art in higher res?;)
World of Darkness (III)
Brigands' Den (Tactics)
Memoria (IX)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Midlight's Deep (Tactics)
Zanarkand (X)
Alexandria (IX)
Necrohol of Nabudis (XII)

Fovoham Windfloats
Adamant Isle of Grotto
Yaschas Massif
Cave of Mysidia
Limberry Castle
Falgabard
Vallis Media
Balamb Garden
Lindblum
Flying Fortress
Luca
Esthar City
Tu'lia
Goldor Manor
Lionel Castle
Opera House

Northern Crater
Temple of the Ancients
Sarutaburata
Henne Mines
Fynn
Sealed Cave
Orbonne Monastery
Limsa Lominsa
World of Darkness
Thieves Fort
Memoria
Castle of Argus
Deep Dungeon
Zanarkand
Alexandria
Necrohol of Nabudis

Johnny for FFT pics. I'll recommend you try to get the Artwork rather than the "in game" pics. Because considering that the In game locations are made to in a chessboard fashion. They'll never look eyecandy. xD

Choosing between Cosmo Canyon and Orbonne Monastery was hard for me too. But the looks inside the Monastery are wicked. Specially the last basement with the whole Grimoire on the floor. Awesome Awesome stuff.

Omega Ruins
Temple of the Ancients
Black Mage Village
Midgar
Fynn
Sealed Cave
Orbonne Monastery
Carwen
World of Darkness
Brigands' Den
Memoria
Tower of Zot
Midlight's Deep
Zanarkand
Alexandria
Necrohol of Nabudis

My choices for Round 1B:

Northern Crater Sure, it's basically a giant hole in the ground, but there was something about FFVII's final dungeon that appealed to me. Maybe it was the hidden symbolism of having to venture underground to defeat the cause of their impending destruction (Meteor). Or the sheer length of it, including all the double-backing. Or the cool music (Judgement Day). Or the crisply detailed (for their time) backgrounds, complete with flowing water, frothing mist and writhing flames. But it all came down to the fact it was the end of the game, that everything ends there. Nearly fourteen years later, it still seems amazing even despite the ruination of the game with SE's whoring of the title with the Compilation.
Threshold Also known in FFXI as The Walk of Echoes, this surreal place between dimensions is first seen by players at the start of the fourth FFXI expansion pack Wings of the Goddess, where the enigmatic Cait Sith is first encountered. And the giant maw of Atomos, in it's true form (as opposed to it's 'Cavernous Maw' forms used as gateways through time and space, and to access the Walk of Echoes itself), looms menacingly overhead like the Sword of Damocles. It's just too cool an area to pass up.
Black Mage Village This was a tough one. As much as I was tempted to vote for another FFXI area, the fact I spent so much time in the plains of Sarutabaruta level grinding my character and chasing down Crawlers for damn silk thread is enough to turn me off the place for good (that and the music became horribly repetitive too) made me vote for FFIX's Black Mage Village. It's a very interesting area, and the poignant scenes there throughout the game really tug on the heart strings, as Kuja's former Weapons of Magical Destruction cope gracefully with the challenges of learning about the meaning of their existence and their own limited mortality. Especially hearing them talk about others of their kin who have 'stopped' was such a real tear jerker. And in disc 4, when the Genomes of Terra join them there, seeing the Black Mages take them under their wing and impart their knowledge onto them, it was such a happy but poignant moment. And the awesome music needs no introduction either. One of my all time favourite FF locations. :)
Midgar Ah yes, another of my favourite FF places. Despite it being a grimy, seedy, steampunk industrial nightmare, Midgar still appeals to me even after all this time. I loved it's design, with the now familiar idea of class separation taken to extremes - the 'haves' living suspended above ground, with their elegant brick and tile apartments, cobblestone streets lot with gaslamps and steam-powered subways running everywhere on the 'Plate', over the filth and wretched poverty of the slum-dwelling have-nots surrounded by piles of rubbish and scrap metal. Even still, it was mentioned in game that even the slum dwellers took pride in their humble abodes, keeping them remarkably clean. Yes, even though the steam pipes and power conduits laid everywhere and the eight Mako reactors gave the impression (not far removed from the truth) of really living in one giant boiler room, Midgar still looked like a place where it would be interesting to visit. And of course, the steel and glass spire of the Shinra Building, jutting out of the city's hub and looming high overhead, seemed to exemplify the corporate greed epitomized by the Shinra. Perhaps it's ironic then, that after being reduced to a twisted pile of rubble in the game's ending by Meteor, the final scene (and opening scene of Advent Children), Shinra's vainglorious memorial to greed and avarice eventually becomes an Edenic paradise of lush vegetation and wildlife, a very literal 'Promised Land'.
Fynn The ruined home of Frionel and friends, and ransacked by the Palamecian Empire at the start of the game, it's a shame as it looked like a really nice place prior to being occupied. I also have a soft-spot for Princess Hilda which also helps cement my choice for this. ;)
The Republic of Bastok Another FFXI location I like, the hometown of the human ('hume') race, and the adopted home of the galka, the grimy, smelly Republic is very much an amalgam of the real world early-Industrial Era British Empire, fused with elements of the late-1800's USA (it's government is a democratic, although humecentric, republic with a president as it's head of state). Devoted to mining, metalworking (hell, the government centre of the city is literally called the 'Metalworks') and industry, this wonderland of human ingunity also has a real ugly side. Not just the pollution from the smelters and ironworks have turned the rivers that run through the city black, and reduced the surrounding landscape of Gustaberg into an arid wasteland, the galka, who fled there following the invasion of their homeland of Altepa by the insect-humanoid Antica, are used as a convenient form of cheap labour, toiling thanklessly in the mines and factories. It is also where FFXI's airship was arguably developed, by none of than Cid, under guidance from Jeuno.
Orbonne Monastery The setting for a number of story battles in FFT, the monastery is holds many secrets of Ivalice in it's depths. From it's exquisite library off limits to the outside world (where many heretical books were sealed away), to the underground Nechrol of the former city of Mullonde, destroyed thousands of years earlier, to the final resting place of Ivalice's forgotten technological heritage - the Graveyard of Airships (and the final battlefield against Altima/Ultima). It's therefore fitting perhaps that the game both starts and ends here - the Zodiac Brave Story come full circle, just like the Zodiac itself begins a a new cycle after ending an old one).
Limsa Lominsa Despite not being my character's home town in FFXIV (that's Gridania), I have a fondness for the Thalassocracy. If only for the awesome background music (Navigator's Glory), a rousing naval march which really suits such a booming port city (which also incidentally, was the backing music for the very first trailer shown of FFXIV back in 2009). And, like Jeuno in FFXI, it's located on an island off the mainland, and accessed by bridge (although to get to the rest of Eorzea you need to take either a ferry or an airship).
Zepwell Island Also known on FFXI's Conquest map as the 'Kuzotz Region', Zepwell Island is the original home of the galka race and the setting for a number of Rise of the Zilart expansion pack missions. By the time of the game's setting a barren desert occupies most of the island, caused by the constant burrowing of the aggressive insect-like race of beastmen known as the Antica. However, there are a few oases scattered around the island, such as the important trading post of Rabao. The decaying ruins of the once grand galkan capital of Altepa are gradually disappearing under the sand, but still provide glimpses of the lost heritage of this proud race. The backing music is also fittingly 'desert-like.'
Brigands' Den Although the location of a single story battle in FFT, it was still a challenging battle at that time - although it showed the value of using the terrain to your advantage in FFT (put an Archer or two up on the gateway and snipe the enemy from afar).
Fisherman's Horizon Another unusual location, this city of liberals and idealist refugees from Esthar is rather down at heel, shown by the scrap and refuse scattered around, and the abandoned train station on Horizon Bridge, which gives the town it's name. The scene where the mobile Balamb Garden crashes into it is also hilarious. FH as it's also known by to it's residents also becomes a kind of 'interchange' between the Ragnarok and the Garden later in the game, as you can dock both there and board one from the other. FH's music is also very relaxing too.
Tower of Zot The oddly-named tower is a real headache in FFIV, being where Kain, under Golbez's manipulation, holds Rosa prisoner. Seemingly technological in design (cogwheels protrude out of the walls, and the very structure of the tower is made of metal plates), it's possibly a relic of the Lunarians (which would explain Golbez's use of it). It's music is fittingly oppressive too.
Midlight's Deep Also known as 'The Deep Dungeon' in the original PSX version of FFT, this optional dungeon has some of the hardest battles in the game, whose six floors are all named after references to the film Apocalypse Now. As a trade off though, hidden within traps are some of the best equipment in the game, such as the Robe of Lords and the Mace of Zeus. The final level also pits you against the rebellious wizard Elidibs, who possesses the secret 13th Zodiac Stone Serpentarius, and who naturally turns into a Zodiac Brave and attacks you for no good reason other than spite. The battle also gains you a unique monster unit for your party in the form of a Byblos.
Zanarkand Despite my hatred for FFX, I always liked Zanarkand at the beginning of the game, and felt cheated you saw so little of it (and could explore even less). It's a pity it gets reduced to ruins early on by Sin, and when you finally reach there at the end of Yuna's pilgrimage, it proves of course to be no wonderland.
Alexandria I love FFIX, and Alexandria is one of my favourite places in the game. A very elegant city which is remarkably well thought out in layout, and being the home of one of my favourite FF characters (Garnet) makes this even more a shoe-in. Seeing it be destroyed by the Invincible's Independence Day impersonation was a real shock, and visiting the city in the aftermath, with survivor's combing through the wreckage trying to put their shattered lives back together really tugged on the heart strings (further influenced by the backing music changing to the melancholy Unrequited Love). Still a favourite. :)
Mor Dhona The setting of the battle between the airships of the Garlean Empire and Bahamut's dragons in the ambiguous opening FMV movie, this oppressive place still shows scars of that battle, with the Primal's king still entwined tightly around the wreckage of the Imperial Dreadnought that he brought down in that scene - now jutting out of the sulfurous lake like a jagged spire. And fittingly, the place is full of high level monsters, and a showdown with an Imperial Judge who kicks your character's backside four ways from Firesday. It's a pity FFXIV was so poorly executed at launch (and has left such a bad taste in most players' mouths), as Mor Dhona shows a teaser of what SE has planned for this game.

EDIT: just realized I misread Johnny's rules for this, so I deleted my invalid 'tiebreaker.' ;)

Phew!

Northern Crater
Temple of the Ancients
Black Mage Village
Midgar
Fynn
Republic of Bastock
Cosmo Canyon
Limsa Lominsa
World of Darkness
Istory
Memoria
Tower of Zot
Pulse Vestige
Zanarkand
Alexandria
Necrohol of Nabudis


Johnny for FFT pics. I'll recommend you try to get the Artwork rather than the "in game" pics. Because considering that the In game locations are made to in a chessboard fashion. They'll never look eyecandy. xD

Good suggestion, but where can you find decent artwork? There's not much on the FF Wiki, where naturally I got most of my resource. :)

Omega Ruins
Temple of the Ancients
Black Mage Village
Midgar
Sealed Castle
Sealed Cave
Cosmo Canyon
Carwen
World of Darkness
Istory
Memoria
Tower of Zot
Midlight's Deep
Zanarkand
Alexandria
Necrohol of Nabudis

Round 1A

Kefka's Tower (VI)
Treno (IX)
Adamant Isle Grotto (IV)
Zozo (VI)
Phantom Train (VI)
Vylbrand (XIV)
Troia (IV)
Balamb Garden (VIII)
Fabul (IV)
Flying Fortress (I)
Luca (X)
Esthar City (VIII)
Iifa Tree (IX)
Shumi Village (VIII)
Besaid Island (X)
Opera House (VI)

Round 1B

Northern Crater (VII)
Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Midgar (VII) - #5 coolest fictional city (http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2011/10/the-50-coolest-fictional-cities#47)
Fynn (II)
Republic of Bastok (XI)
Cosmo Canyon (VII)
Carwen (V)
World of Darkness (III)
Brigands' Den (Tactics)
Fisherman's Horizon (VIII)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Midlight's Deep (Tactics)
Zanarkand (X)
Alexandria (IX)
Necrohol of Nabudis (XII)

I'll post Round 1C tomorrow, you can still vote for 1A and 1B even when it's put up. :)

Here's Round 1C. If you haven't voted for Round 1A or 1B, don't worry, you can do the three together if you so wish.

Round 1C

Rabao (XI) () vs Narshe (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060220064924/finalfantasy/images/thumb/5/56/Narshe_town.PNG/382px-Narshe_town.PNG) (VI) vs Cornelia () (I)
Mount Gagazet () (X) vs Great Crystal of Giruvegan () (XII) vs Mirage Tower () (I)
Rabanastre () (XII) vs Mist () (IV)
Kingdom of San d'Oria () (XI) vs Riovanes Castle () (Tactics)
Orphan's Cradle () (XIII) vs Calm Lands () (X)
Oerba () (XIII) vs Lufenia () (I)
Mount Gulg () (I) vs Magitek Reseach Facility () (VI)
Dreamscape () (VI) vs Goug () (Tactics)
Floating Continent () (VI) vs Bodhum () (XIII)
Burmecia () (IX) vs Balamb Town () (VIII)
Prima Vista () (IX) vs Onrac () (I)
Deling City () (VIII) vs Port at Balfonheim () (XII)
Palumpolum () (XIII) vs Chaos Shrine () (I)
Sunleth Waterscape () (XIII) vs Jeuno () (XI)
Eruyt Village () (XII) vs Giant of Babil () (IV)

Narshe (VI)
Mount Gagazet
Mist (IV)
Riovanes Castle (Tactics)
Orphan's Cradle (XIII)
Lufenia (I)
Magitek Reseach Facility (VI)
Dreamscape (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Burmecia (IX)
Onrac (I)
Deling City (VIII)
Palumpolum (XIII)
Sunleth Waterscape (XIII)
Giant of Babil (IV)

Rabao
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2rw-VDwfA)
Rabanastre
Riovanes Castle - The Most Epic Battle in the game is on this place.
Calm Lands
Lufenia
Mt Gulg
Dreamscape
Floating Continent
Burmecia
Onrac
Port at Balfonheim
Palun Polum
Sunleth Waterscape - This one is beautiful I have to say...
Eryut Village

Narshe
Great Crystal of Giruvegan
Rabanastre
Riovanes Castle
Calm Lands
Oerba
Magitek Reseach Facility
Dreamscape
Bodhum
Burmecia
Prima Vista
Deling City
Palumpolum
Sunleth Waterscape
Giant of Babil

Narshe
Mount Gagazet
Rabanastre
Riovanes Castle
Calm Lands
Lufenia
Magitek Research Facility
Dreamscape
Floating Continent
Burmecia
Prima Vista
Deling City
Chaos Shrine
Sunleth Waterscape
Giant of Babil

Narshe (VI)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Rabanastre (XII)
Riovanes Castle (Tactics)
Orphan's Cradle (XIII)
Lufenia (I)
Magitek Reseach Facility (VI)
Dreamscape (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Burmecia (IX)
Prima Vista (IX)
Port at Balfonheim (XII)
Chaos Shrine (I)
Sunleth Waterscape (XIII)
Eruyt Village (XII)

Narshe
Mount Gagazet
Mist
Riovanes Castle
Calm Lands
Lufenia
Magitek Reseach Facility
Goug
Floating Continent
Burmecia
Prima Vista
Deling City
Chaos Shrine
Sunleth Waterscape
Giant of Babil

Narshe - Rabao was dull and lifeless, and Corneria, had a nice music track but despite looking large was just an illusion - no matter what part of the town you entered it would just be the same little group of shops, houses, 'clinic' and inn. And the well which, as it says when you look at it, is just a well. Narshe on the other hand, was just so awesome. A grimy steampunk mining town, the animosity of the residents towards the Empire is well grounded. And the beautiful sprite artwork really captured the snowbound mining town perfectly.
Great Crystal of Giruvegan - It's a giant crystal. Enough said. :p Well, a lot can be said actually. The place is a maze as can be expected, and, due to the high concentration of Mist in the place not only do you regenerate HP and MP much faster than normal, there is no map at all - just a picture of a giant crystal. The minimap doesn't work either sadly, so you can't even rely on that. Not to mention it's full of nasty monsters, but that should be expected being the prison of the Esper's rebellious leader, Ultima. And, speaking of which, finally getting to her to challenge the fallen angel is no push over either. Still utterly cool-looking regardless.
Rabanastre - Considering it's your 'base' pretty much for most of FFXII Rabanastre is a pretty nice city to reside in. Despite the Archadian soldiers on every street corner (who are held with natural contempt by the townspeople) it has a very relaxed, laid back atmosphere. It also fits in with the 'big city' image very well, being very large and easy to get lost in. It even has it's own transport system in the form of the 'Moogling' - a moogle-run teleport service.
The Kingdom of San d'Oria - ah, 'Sandy'. The so-called 'mighty Red Lion', San d'Oria is the hometown of the elf-like race the elvaan, and, fittingly for such a proud, arrogant race, is a very secular, inclusive place, being a medieval walled castle town. Although the eponymous theme music gets a bit repetitive (especially with those damn bagpipes), it fits the setting very well. Unlike Windurst it is also very small and easy to get around in, as most important places are within easy distance of each other, which for a MMORPG like FFXI is very preferable. It is also the base for the Cathedral of the Goddess, the seat of the Church of Altana, Vana'diel's principal theology.
The Calm Lands - Calm Lands definitely wins this. Orphan's Cradle made absolutely zero sense - just, what the hell WAS that place? At least the Calm Lands are self explanatory - a nice rolling grass plain that is true to it's name. Although there are still lots of monsters scattered around the place, it's a good spot to level if needed, plus it's also a good spot to spend time racing chocobos too.
Lufenia - Lufenia wins this, by virtue of at least being still intact, unlike Oerba which is a deserted ruin.
Magitek Reseach Facility - Hard choice, as I love the music for both, but the Magitek Facility wins - it's backing music (Devil's Lab) is just so different to anything else on the FFVI OST, and the hilarious dialogue from Kefka as he unceremoniously dumps Shiva and Ifrit into a garbage chute after having drained their powers is so fitting for the insane clown. And the awesome art design brings the area to life.
Goug Machine City - an excavation site for the recovery of Ivalice's lost technological prowess, and an important site for a number of story scenes and battles. Mustadio and his father Besrodio are engineers from here, and it's the place where both the ancient robot Worker 8 (Construct 8 in the PSP remake), and the celestial globe which pulls Cloud from FFVII's Planet into Ivalice are both discovered.
Floating Continent - Bodhum looked interesting, but you never could explore it other than the brief scenes during flashback sequences. At least the Floating Continent could be explored, and it was a very challenging place too. Especially getting back to the Blackjack in time, but still with enough time on the clock to save Shadow (and therefore be able to regain him in the World of Ruin). It had an awesome music track too (New Continent).
Burmecia - Freya's hometown, it's such a tragedy that by the time you visit it, it's been already destroyed by Alexandrian forces, and is abandoned and desolate. Still, the City of Eternal Rain does give hints at what a beautiful place it once was, with traces of it's elegant history still visible amongst the aftermath of Brahne's rampage. The backing music is fittingly melancholy too.
The Prima Vista - Although more a mode of transport than a location, Tantalus's theatre ship is every bit the grand edifice that it appears to be, especially when it's shown looming over the city of Alexandria early in the game. It's just a pity it's wrecked during the course of the game, and ultimately abandoned.
Deling City - one of my favourite FF cities, it was probably also the most believable, due to the fact it was apparently based loosely on real-life Paris, France in design. Despite being the capital of Deling's 'democratic' republic of Galbadia, it looked like a very interesting place to visit. From the train station with the escalators that always seem to catch Squall's feet every time he stepped onto it, to the ornamental gateway with Byzantine designs, and the famous Galbadian Hotel where Laguna once romanced Julia (and Kiros said he rated a 'minus 3 on the Manliness scale!') every part of the city looked right. It has a first class public transport system too, with the frequent free buses that circle the city (a forerunner to the Aircabs of Lindblum in FFIX).
Palumpolum - of all Cocoon's cities in FFXIII, Palumpolum looked the most believable. That is until you find Carbuncle residing underground tending food processors. Still, of all FFXIII's places Palumpolum was probably the one I wished I could have explored fully the most. Not to mention it's name was derived from two FFIV characters. ;)
The Grand Duchy of Jeuno - Vana'diel's 'big city', and fittingly the centre of commerce in Vana'diel too (not surprising considering it's located on bridges spanning between the main continents of Quon and Mindartia. It's design is somewhat simillar to Lindblum in FFIX, being a large spire like castle surrounded by buildings which seemed to grow up it's sides, but the elegant Duchy has a dark side, a revelation discovered during the course of FFXI's storyline (especially in the Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia expansions) - an ugly truth that threatened to shake Vana'diel's very society apart. Regardless, Jeuno to this day is still regarded as an important meeting place by FFXI's community, especially with the introduction of the 'Abyssea' add on packs.
Eruyt Village - definitely the Viera's hometown. Beautiful in design, to the point it's almost ethereal, and Hitoshi Sakimoto's soft, almost sad, background music further enhances it's serene, otherwordly nature. If there is a place in a FF world which resembles the mythical Shangri-la, then Eruyt Village is it. :)

I'll post Round 1D tomorrow, remember if you haven't voted at all yet, you can vote all three, or tomorrow four, parts at the same time. :)

Okay, Round 1D is here, by all means if you haven't voted for any yet vote all four parts together. I'll probably wrap this up for Friday this week as I'm off the week afterwards, we'll see. :)

Round 1D

Nibelheim (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081015020029/finalfantasy/images/thumb/9/9e/Nibelheim.PNG/330px-Nibelheim.PNG) (VII) vs Ul'dah () (XIV) vs Baron () (IV)
Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) vs Bafsk Sewers () (II)
Wutai () (VII) vs Grindania () (XIV)
Aldenard () (XIV) vs Pravoka () (I)
Winhill () (VIII) vs Forgotten Capital (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070830121140/finalfantasy/images/thumb/f/f7/Forgotten_Captial.JPG/417px-Forgotten_Captial.JPG) (VII)
Bhujerba () (XII) vs Moonflow () (X)
Crystal Tower () (III) vs Ala Mhigo () (XIV)
La Noscea () (XIV) vs Lunatic Pandora () (VIII)
Junon () (VII) vs Pandaemonium () (II)
Lake Bresha () (XIII) vs Bikanel Island () (X)
Dzemael Darkhold () (XIV) vs Gold Saucer () (VII)
Cyclone () (II) vs Ship Graveyard () (V)
Castle Palamecia () (II) vs Phantom Village () (V)
Necrohol of Mullonde () (Tactics) vs Dalmasca Estersand () (XII)
Deist Cavern () (II) vs Saronia () (III)
Bran Bal () (IX) vs The Rift () (V)
Salikawood () (XII) vs Figaro Castle (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060222005406/finalfantasy/images/thumb/e/e9/Figaro_deck.PNG/383px-Figaro_deck.PNG) (VI)

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Okay, Round 1D is here, by all means if you haven't voted for any yet vote all four parts together. I'll probably wrap this up for Friday this week as I'm off the week afterwards, we'll see. :)

Round 1D

Nibelheim (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081015020029/finalfantasy/images/thumb/9/9e/Nibelheim.PNG/330px-Nibelheim.PNG) (VII) vs Ul'dah () (XIV) vs Baron () (IV)
Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) vs Bafsk Sewers () (II)
Wutai () (VII) vs Grindania () (XIV)
Aldenard () (XIV) vs Pravoka () (I)
Winhill () (VIII) vs Forgotten Capital (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070830121140/finalfantasy/images/thumb/f/f7/Forgotten_Captial.JPG/417px-Forgotten_Captial.JPG) (VII)
Bhujerba () (XII) vs Moonflow () (X)
Crystal Tower () (III) vs Ala Mhigo () (XIV)
La Noscea () (XIV) vs Lunatic Pandora () (VIII)
Junon () (VII) vs Pandaemonium () (II)
Lake Bresha () (XIII) vs Bikanel Island () (X)
Dzemael Darkhold () (XIV) vs Gold Saucer () (VII)
Cyclone () (II) vs Ship Graveyard () (V)
Castle Palamecia () (II) vs Phantom Village () (V)
Necrohol of Mullonde () (Tactics) vs Dalmasca Estersand () (XII)
Deist Cavern () (II) vs Saronia () (III)
Bran Bal () (IX) vs The Rift () (V)
Salikawood () (XII) vs Figaro Castle (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060222005406/finalfantasy/images/thumb/e/e9/Figaro_deck.PNG/383px-Figaro_deck.PNG) (VI)

Nibelheim
Ultimecia's Castle
Wutai
Pravoka
Winhill
Moonflow
Crystal Tower
Lunatic Pandora
Junon
Bikanel Island
Gold Saucer
Ship Graveyard
Phantom Village
Necrohol of Mullonde
Saronia
Bran Bal
Figaro Castle

Baron
Ultimecia's Castle
Wutai
Pravoka
Forgotten Capital
Moonflow
Crystal Tower
Lunatic Pandora
Junon
Lake Bresha
Gold Saucer
Ship Graveyard
Phantom Village
Dalmasca Estersand
Deist Cavern
Bran Bal
Figaro Castle

Nibelheim
Ultimecia's Castle
Wutai
Aldenard
Forgotten Capital
Bhujerba
Crystal Tower
Lunatic Pandora
Junon
Lake Bresha
Gold Saucer
Ship Graveyard
Castle Palamecia
Dalmasca Estersand
Saronia
Bran Bal
Figaro Castle

Nibelheim (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Wutai (VII)
Aldenard (XIV)
Forgotten Capital (VII)
Bhujerba (XII)
Crystal Tower (III)
Lunatic Pandora (VIII)
Junon (VII)
Lake Bresha (XIII)
Gold Saucer (VII)
Ship Graveyard (V)
Castle Palamecia (II)
Necrohol of Mullonde (Tactics)
Saronia (III)
Bran Bal (IX)
Salikawood (XII)

Nibelheim (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Wutai (VII)
Pravoka (I)
Winhill (VIII) (Spoony's take on the music in this town is unforgettable)
Moonflow (X)
Crystal Tower (III)
Lunatic Pandora (VIII)
Junon (VII)
Bikanel Island (X)
Gold Saucer (VII)
Ship Graveyard (V)
Castle Palamecia (II)
Dalmasca Estersand (XII)
Saronia (III)
The Rift (V)
Figaro Castle (VI)

Okay, tomorrow I'll post the beginning of Round 2. If you want to vote for ANY of Round 1 and haven't before, do it now.

If there are any tiebreakers I'll post them tomorrow before Round 2A is sorted. :)

Nibelheim
Ultimecia's Castle
Wutai
Pravoka
Forgotten Capital
Bhujerba
CRYSTAL TOWER OMFG!
La Noscea
Pandaemonium
Lake Bresha
Dzemael Darkhold
Cyclone Fortress
Castle Palamecia
Necrohol of Mullonde
Deist Cavern
The Rift
Salikawood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUYPy7GVn4)

Did you just have a Crystalgasm? :p

When I've voted for Eureka earlier, I actually thought about this tower... Silly me:)

TIEBREAKERS! NEXT VOTES WIN!

What location do you prefer?

Fovoham Windflats () (Tactics) or Kefka's Tower (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060303225428/finalfantasy/images/thumb/2/29/Kefkatowerout.PNG/358px-Kefkatowerout.PNG) (VI)?
Lionel Castle () (Tactics) or Besaid Island () (X)?
Palumpolum () (XIII) or Chaos Shrine () (I)?
Eruyt Village () (XII) or Giant of Babil () (IV)?

Round 2A will be posted in due course. :)

Fovoham Windlfats
Lionel Castle
Palumpolum
Eruyt Village

Okay, Round 2, but because we have the huge 135 item game again, I can do nice statistics again...

Leading Locations (by points tally)
Flying Fortress (I)
Opera House (VI)
Esthar City (VIII)
Burmecia (IX)

...all have 8 points. Behind them are 14 other locations who all have 7 points.

Leading Games (by locations left in game)
Final Fantasy IX still has all 9 locations left in the game.
Behind IX is Final Fantasy VI and VII, who have 8 locations left.

Games on the Edge (by locations left in game)
Both Final Fantasy V and XI have only 1 location left in the game.
Final Fantasy II and XIV have 2 locations left.

Leading Games (by total points tally)
Final Fantasy IX has a total tally of 57 points.
Second place is Final Fantasy VI with 54 points.
Third place is Final Fantasy VII with 53 points.

Least Liked Game (by total points tally)
Despire the fact that FF5 and FF11 have only 1 location left each, Final Fantasy II have the smallest points tally with 14 points.
Second to last is Final Fantasy XI with 15 points.
Third to last is Final Fantasy XIV with 16 points. FF5 had eight eliminations in Round 1 but they still tallied up a decent 18 points.

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Okay, if you played the Final Fantasy Character Knockout Game you may remember me putting the total points tally in each round, I'll be doing that again. To avoid confusion, the total points tally will be in numerical format and the game the location is from will be in Roman numerals.

64 locations left, 32 spaces in the next round. I'll do this in two parts, Round 2A will be posted below, and next week I'll post Round 2B.

Round 2A

World of Darkness () (III) (6) vs Troia () (IV) (6)

Lake Bresha () (XIII) (5) vs Wutai () (VII) (7)

Adamant Isle Grotto () (IV) (5) vs Pravoka () (I) (4)

Black Mage Village () (IX) (6) vs Deling City () (VIII) (5)

Lufenia () (I) (6) vs Nibelheim (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081015020029/finalfantasy/images/thumb/9/9e/Nibelheim.PNG/330px-Nibelheim.PNG) (VII) (6)

Riovanes Castle () (Tactics) (7) vs Tower of Zot () (IV) (6)

Eruyt Village () (XII) (4) vs Esthar City () (VIII) (8)

Phantom Train (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080505200223/finalfantasy/images/8/82/PhantomTrainInside.JPG) (VI) (6) vs Balamb Garden () (VIII) (6)

Sunleth Waterscape () (XIII) (7) vs Great Crystal of Giruvegan () (XII) (5)

Castle Palamecia () (II) (4) vs Prima Vista () (IX) (6)

Calm Lands () (X) (6) vs Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI) (8)

Dreamscape () (VI) (5) vs Shumi Village () (VIII) (7)

Palumpolum () (XIII) (4) vs Bhujerba () (XII) (4)

Bran Bal () (IX) (5) vs Ship Graveyard () (V) (6)

Limsa Lominsa () (XIV) (5) vs Iifa Tree () (IX) (6)

Forgotten Capital (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070830121140/finalfantasy/images/thumb/f/f7/Forgotten_Captial.JPG/417px-Forgotten_Captial.JPG) (VII) (4) vs Republic of Bastok () (XI) (4)

Troia (IV)
Wutai (VII)
Pravoka (I)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Nibelheim (VII)
Riovanes Castle (Tactics)
Esthar City (VIII) - very tough choice for me, as I love the elven-like feeling of Viera's village,but...
Phantom Train (VI)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Prima Vista (IX)
Opera House (VI)
Shumi Village (VIII)
Bhujerba (XII)
Bran Bal (IX)
Iifa Tree (IX)
Forgotten Capital (VII)

Troia (IV)
Lake Bresha (XIII)
Pravoka (I)
Deling City (VIII)
Nibelheim (VII)
Riovanes Castle (Tactics)
Esthar City (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI) (flipped a coin; how can you choose?!?)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Castle Palamecia (II)
Opera House (VI)
Shumi Village (VIII)
Bhujerba (XII)
Ship Graveyard (V)
Iifa Tree (IX)
Forgotten Capital (VII)

Bah, I missed the last round. :( Ah well.

Troia (IV)
Lake Bresha (XIII)
Pravoka (I)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Nibelheim (VII)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Eruyt Village (XII)
The Phantom Train (VI)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
The Prima Vista (IX)
Opera House (VI)
Shumi Village (VIII)
Palumpolum (XIII)
Bran Bal (IX)
Limsa Lominsa (XIV)
The Republic of Bastok (XI)

Troia
Lake Bresha
Adamant Isle Grotto
Black Mage Village
Nibelheim
Tower of Zot
Esthar City
Phantom Train
Sunleth Waterscape
Prima Vista
Opera House
Shumi Village
Bhujerba
Bran Bal
Iifa Tree
Forgotten Capital


Bah, I missed the last round. :( Ah well.

I'm sorry, I'm going away for a few days otherwise you would have had today... I missed your fantastic explanations! :(

Troia
Wutai
Pravoka
Black Mage Village
Lufenia
Tower Zot
Esthar City
Phantom Train
Sunleth Waterscape
Prima Vista
Opera House
Dreamscape
Bhujerba
Bran Bal
Iifa Tree
Forgotten Capital

Troia
Wutai
Pravoka
Black Mage Village
Nibelheim
Riovanes Castle
Eruyt Village
Phantom Train
Sunleth Waterscape
Prima Vista
Opera House
Dreamscape
Bhujerba
Bran Bal
Iifa Tree
Forgotten Capital

Hmm ok i guess i'l bite:

Black mages village(FF9)
Temple of fiends(FF1)
Macalania forest with its calm before the storm(FFX)
Calm lands(FFX)
Baron castle(FF4)
Tower of babil(FF4)
Tower of zot(FF4) I absolutely love this music.It is one of the coolest and most evil themes.
Opera house(FF6)
South figaro(FF6)
Volcano(FF1)Love the music,which was reincarnated as mt galgazet in ff9.
Deling city(FF8) Modern city with nice music.
Tororia(FF4)
Dwarven city(FF4)cool place and cool music:LALI HO!!

Uh, Nostalgia, I think you've got the wrong ones - we're on Round 2 now, the choices for which Johnny posted a few posts up. ;)

Then my choices are:

tororia
Black mage village
Tower of zot
Opera house
bran bal

Then my choices are:

tororia
Black mage village
Tower of zot
Opera house
bran bal

Thanks for the votes, do you want to vote on these entries or just stick to those five? You missed them.

Lake Bresha (XIII) vs Wutai (VII)
Adamant Isle Grotto (IV) vs Pravoka (I)
Lufenia (I) vs Nibelheim (VII)
Eruyt Village (XII) vs Esthar City (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI) vs Balamb Garden (VIII)
Sunleth Waterscape (XIII) vs Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Castle Palamecia (II) vs Prima Vista (IX)
Dreamscape (VI) vs Shumi Village (VIII)
Palumpolum (XIII) vs Bhujerba (XII)
Limsa Lominsa (XIV) vs Iifa Tree (IX)
Forgotten Capital (VII) vs Republic of Bastok (XI)

Votes:
I haven't played FFXII,so i can't vote for them.

1:Lake bresha definitely over wutai
2:i haven't played FF4 the after years,so currently:pravoka.
3:lufenia
4:i like eruyts music better,but i am null voting for this location
5:balamb garden
6:null vote.I played FFXIII,but i haven't played 12
7:palomecia castle
8:I haven't gotten to shumi village,but i have played ff6 fully.dreamscape.
9:Palumpolum
10:I haven't played FFXIV,so:null vote
11:Bastok.I hated the forgotten capital with its maze like stairs.

Okedokie people, I'll be posting Round 2B tomorrow, keep voting for Round 2A if you haven't already. You can vote for both after as well. :)

Here's Round 2B, remember if you haven't voted for Round 2A you can still do both together :)

Round 2B

Fynn () (II) (4) vs Temple of the Ancients () (VII) (6)

Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) (7) vs Burmecia () (IX) (8)

Rabanastre () (XII) (6) vs Northern Crater () (VII) (4)

Alexandria () (IX) (7) vs Junon () (VII) (6)

Memoria (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100103223811/finalfantasy/images/thumb/d/dc/MemoriaCastle.JPG/178px-MemoriaCastle.JPG) (IX) (5) vs Zanarkand () (X) (7)

Zozo (http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/9e/Zozo.PNG) (VI) (6) vs Necrohol of Nabudis () (XII) (6)

Saronia () (III) (5) vs Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort () (Tactics) (5)

Crystal Tower () (III) (7) vs Luca () (X) (7)

Flying Fortress () (I) (8) vs Magitek Reseach Facility () (VI) (7)

Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon () (Tactics) (6) vs Vylbrand () (XIV) (5)

Floating Continent () (VI) (7) vs Lunatic Pandora () (VIII) (6)

Narshe (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060220064924/finalfantasy/images/thumb/5/56/Narshe_town.PNG/382px-Narshe_town.PNG) (VI) (7) vs Orbonne Monastery () (Tactics) (5)

Gold Saucer () (VII) (6) vs Lionel Castle () (Tactics) (4)

Treno () (IX) (7) vs Figaro Castle (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060222005406/finalfantasy/images/thumb/e/e9/Figaro_deck.PNG/383px-Figaro_deck.PNG) (VI) (4)

Lindblum () (IX) (7) vs Fovoham Windflats () (Tactics) (4)

Midgar () (VII) (5) vs Necrohol of Mullonde () (Tactics) (4)

Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Rabanastre (XII)
Alexandria (IX)
Memoria (IX)
Zozo (VI)
Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort (Tactics)
Luca (X)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)
Floating Continent (VI)
Narshe (VI)
Gold Saucer (VII)
Figaro Castle (VI)
Lindblum (IX)
Midgar (VII)

Temple of the Ancients
Ultimecia's Castle
Rabanastre
Alexandria
Memoria...why did you have to put these two against each other?! They're both awesome!
Zozo
Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort
Luca
Magitek Research Facility
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon
Floating Continent...again another tough decision
Narshe
Gold Saucer
Treno
Lindblum
Midgar

Round 2B

Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Burmecia (IX)
Rabanastre (XII)
Alexandria (IX)
Zanarkand (X)
Zozo (VI)
Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort (Tactics)
Crystal Tower (III)
Magitek Reseach Facility (VI) - the music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAf087gh1c4) for the factory is awesome
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)
Floating Continent (VI)
Narshe (VI)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Figaro Castle (VI)
Lindblum (IX)
Midgar (VII)

Memoria[/B]...why did you have to put these two against each other?! They're both awesome!


Yeah I saw those two put together and thought it was a harsh matchup.. but I promise, unless the locations are from the same game, it's all random! :)

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Temple of the Ancients
Ultimecia's Castle
Northern Crater
Alexandria
Memoria
Zozo
Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort
Luca
Magitek Reseach Facility
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon
Floating Continent
Narshe
Gold Saucer
Treno
Lindblum
Midgar

Temple of the Ancients

Burmecia

Northern Crater

Alexandria

Memoria

Zozo

Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort

Luca

Magitek Reseach Facility

Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon

Floating Continent

Orbonne Monastery

Lionel Castle

Treno

Lindblum

Necrohol of Mullonde

1:temple of ancients
2:burmecia
3:rabanastre
4:alexandria for sure
5:zanarkand
6:zozo(haven't played FFXII)
7:saronia
8:crystal tower
9:flying fortress(Fuck yeah) Cool place,and cool music.
10:midlight's deep deep dungeon looks more interesting
11:floating contintent.
12:narshe
13:Lionel castle
14:figaro castle.(really hard choice since treno is really cool as well.
15:lindbum(Its a town not a dunge0ns) I wish johnny would put ff tactics with dungeons rather than towns.
16:Midgar(it was an interesting place to explore,but they don't let you explore it that much)

15

Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Rabanastre (XII)
Alexandria (IX)
Memoria (IX)
Necrohol of Nabudis (XII)
Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort (Tactics)
Crystal Tower (III)
Magitek Reseach Facility (VI)
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)
Lunatic Pandora (VIII)
Narshe (VI) - extremely difficult choice...
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Treno (IX)
Lindblum (IX)
Midgar (VII)

Last day of voting before I put up any tiebreakers and then Round 3. If you haven't voted for Round 2A and/or Round 2B do it now. :)

TIEBREAKERS! NEXT VOTES WIN!

What locations do you prefer?

Riovanes Castle () (Tactics) or Tower of Zot () (IV)?

Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) or Burmecia () (IX)?

Crystal Tower () (III) or Luca () (X)?

Round 3 will be posted in due course. :)

I guess it comes down to me then. :p

Tower of Zot
Ultimecia's Castle
Luca

Statistics After Round 2

Leading Locations (by points tally)

The Opera House is leading in terms of points tally as it's the only location that's accumulated 15 points thus far.

The following have 14 points...
Troia (IV)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Alexandria (IX)
Lindblum (IX)
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)

Leading Games (by locations left in game)

Final Fantasy IX has done an amazing job so far, only one elimination from the game has happened so far and that was a close one. Burmecia lost to a tiebreaker against Ultimecia's Castle, if Enkidoh chose the former FF9 would still have all nine entries. Things are definitely heating up now though as their eight entries take half the battles.

In second place is FF6, with 6 of their 9 entries still going strong. FF7 is starting to struggle to keep up the pace, only 4 of their 9 made it to Round 3.

Goodbye...
Final Fantasy II, V, XI and XIV have all their representatives out of the game. Games with only 1 left in are Final Fantasy I, IV, X and XIII, with XIII having the smallest points tally out of these with 35.

Leading Games (by total points tally)
Final Fantasy IX has stormed into the lead with 110 points.
Trailing behind is Final Fantasy VI, with 99 points. In third place is Final Fantasy VII with 88 points. It's really becoming a three horse race in honesty as the others are trailing behind.

Least Liked Game (by total points tally)

Well officially Final Fantasy II is the least liked game for locations according to the FF Shrine, tallying a woeful 16 points. In joint second last place are the two online games, Final Fantasy XI and XIV, both accumulating 17 points.
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32 locations left, let's halve these into 16. Remember that the total points tally will be in numerical format and the game the location is from will be in Roman numerals. There's no Part A or B any more, all the locations below are what remain. Onto Round 3!

Round 3

Lindblum () (IX) (14) vs Bhujerba () (XII) (10)

Great Crystal of Giruvegan () (XII) (9) vs Lake Bresha () (XIII) (10)

Midgar () (VII) (11) vs Prima Vista () (IX) (12)

Tower of Zot () (IV) (10) vs Forgotten Capital (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070830121140/finalfantasy/images/thumb/f/f7/Forgotten_Captial.JPG/417px-Forgotten_Captial.JPG) (VII) (10)

Esthar City () (VIII) (12) vs Narshe (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060220064924/finalfantasy/images/thumb/5/56/Narshe_town.PNG/382px-Narshe_town.PNG) (VI) (13)

Floating Continent () (VI) (14) vs Brigands' Den/Thieves Fort () (Tactics) (12)

Rabanastre () (XII) (12) vs Iifa Tree () (IX) (12)

Zozo (http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/9/9e/Zozo.PNG) (VI) (12) vs Lionel Castle () (Tactics) (9)

Magitek Research Facility () (VI) (14) vs Treno () (IX) (12)

Luca () (X) (11) vs Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon () (Tactics) (14)

Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI) (15) vs Temple of the Ancients () (VII) (14)

Alexandria () (IX) (14) vs Nibelheim (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081015020029/finalfantasy/images/thumb/9/9e/Nibelheim.PNG/330px-Nibelheim.PNG) (VII) (12)

Pravoka () (I) (10) vs Black Mage Village () (IX) (12)

Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) (11) vs Troia () (IV) (14)

Memoria (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100103223811/finalfantasy/images/thumb/d/dc/MemoriaCastle.JPG/178px-MemoriaCastle.JPG) (IX) (10) vs Phantom Train (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080505200223/finalfantasy/images/8/82/PhantomTrainInside.JPG) (VI) (12)

Bran Bal () (IX) (12) vs Shumi Village () (VIII) (12)

Lindblum (VII)
Lake Bresha (XIII)
Midgar (VII)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Narshe (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Rabanastre (XII)
Zozo (VI)
Magitek Reseach Facility (VI)
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)
Opera House (VI)
Nibelheim (VII)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Troia (IV)
Phantom Train (VI)
Shumi Village (VIII)

Lindblum (IX)
Lake Bresha (XIII)
Midgar (VII)
Forgotten Capital (VII)
Narshe (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Iifa Tree (IX)
Zozo (VI)
Treno (IX)
Luca (X)
Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Alexandria (IX)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Memoria (IX)
Bran Bal (IX)

Lindblum (IX)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Prima Vista (IX)
Forgotten Capital (VII)
Esthar City (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Rabanastre (XII)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Treno (IX)
Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon (Tactics)
Temple of the Ancients (VII)
Alexandria (IX)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI)
Bran Bal (IX)

A lot of tough choices here...

Lindblum
Lake Bresha
Prima Vista
Tower of Zot
Esthar City
Floating Continent
Iifa Tree
Zozo
Magitek Reseach Facility
Luca
Opera House
Alexandria
Black Mage Village
Ultimecia's Castle
Memoria
Bran Bal

Quite a few tough choices here and I don't see it getting any easier.

Lindblum (IX)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Midgar (VII)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Esthar City (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Rabanastre (XII)
Zozo (VI)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Luca (X)
Opera House (VI)
Alexandria (IX)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Troia (IV)
Phantom Train (VI)
Bran Bal (IX)

EDIT: Johnny, you've misspelt 'research' without an 'r' in the Magitek Facility's name by the way. ;)

Lindblum

Great Crystal of Giruvegan

Prima Vista

Tower of Zot

Narshe

Floating Continent

Iifa Tree

Lionel Castle

Magitek Reseach Facility

Midlight's Deep/Deep Dungeon

Opera House

Alexandria

Black Mage Village

Ultimecia's Castle

Memoria

Bran Bal

EDIT: Johnny, you've misspelt 'research' without an 'r' in the Magitek Facility's name by the way. ;)

Cheers Enki, I also put Lindblum was in Final Fantasy IX as well, all changed now :D

Lindblum (IX)
Lake Bresha (XIII
Midgar (VII
Tower of Zot (IV)
Esthar City (VIII) good music,cool place and nice setting.I like those modern seat transporation things.
Floating Continent
Iifa Tree
Lionel Castle (Tactics) (9)
Magitek Research Facility
Luca
Opera House a trillion times over.Its so memorable.
Alexandria IX Way more epic than nibelheim
Black Mage Village (IX) Epicly awesome,sorry pravoka
Troia (IV) I love this village
Phantom Train epic scene,and really funny
Shumi Village (VIII Can't remember bran bal,other than the music being very emotional.I recently finished 8 and liked the shumi tribe.
I especially found it interesting,when the shumi tribe tried to be hospitable,and you see an awkard scene involving an explanation of showing their hand being some sort of show of respect.

Round 3
Lindblum (IX)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Prima Vista (IX)
Tower of Zot (IV)
Esthar City (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Rabanastre (XII)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Luca (X)
Opera House (VI)
Alexandria (IX)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI)
Shumi Village (VIII)


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Wow...didn't realize this was going on!

Okay, final day of voting, if you haven't voted for Round 3 yet please do so now. :)

No tiebreakers in Round 3, so we move straight to Round 4.

Statistics After Round 3

Leading Locations (by points tally)
We have a three-way tie for first place, we have the Floating Continent for FF6, along with the two major cities of FF9's Mist Continent, Lindblum and Alexandria, who all have 22 points.

Trailing them are the Opera House of FF6, and the Black Mage Village of FF9, who have 21 points.

Leading Games (by locations left in game)
After an excellent first two rounds, FF9 had their 8 locations cut in half to 4 for Round 3. FF6 had 6 locations in Round 2, and only two of those locations bit the dust, meaning both FF9 and FF6 have 4 locations going into Round 3, which takes up half the entries for the round.

In third place is tied, FF12 and FF8 have 2 locations each. FF7 had 4 locations in Round 2, and three of those lost their battles, the sole survivor from FF7 being Midgar.

Goodbye...
Final Fantasy I and XIII had 1 location in Round 2 and both lost out. Games with only 1 left in are Final Fantasy IV, VII, X and Tactics, with FF10 having the smallest points tally out of these with 49.

Leading Games (by total points tally)
Final Fantasy IX continues its dominance with 156 points.
Trailing behind is Final Fantasy VI is catching up though, with 131 points. In third place, despite only having 1 game left in the competition, is Final Fantasy VII with 99 points. Will Midgar alone be able to take on the other games in terms of keeping that third place?

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16 locations left, let's halve these into 8, for the quarter finals. Remember that the total points tally will be in numerical format and the game the location is from will be in Roman numerals. There's no Part A or B any more, all the locations below are what remain. Onto Round 4!

Round 4

Black Mage Village () (IX) (21) vs Tower of Zot () (IV) (17)

Midgar () (VII) (16) vs Bran Bal () (IX) (18)

Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) (17) vs Great Crystal of Giruvegan () (XII) (14)

Lindblum () (IX) (22) vs Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI) (21)

Floating Continent () (VI) (22) vs Rabanastre () (XII) (17)

Lionel Castle () (Tactics) (14) vs Esthar City () (VIII) (18)

Alexandria () (IX) (22) vs Phantom Train (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080505200223/finalfantasy/images/8/82/PhantomTrainInside.JPG) (VI) (17)

Magitek Research Facility () (VI) (20) vs Luca () (X) (17)

Black Mage Village
Bran Bal
Ultimecia's Castle
Lindblum
Floating Continent
Esthar City
Alexandria
Magitek Research Facility

Black Mage Village (IX)
Midgar (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Lindblum (IX)
Rabanastre (XII)
Esthar City (VIII)
Alexandria (IX)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)

Black Mage Village (IX)
Midgar (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Opera House (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Esthar City (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)

Black Mage Village

Bran Bal

Great Crystal of Giruvegan

Opera House

Floating Continent

Lionel Castle

Alexandria

Magitek Research Facility

Black Mage Village (IX)
Bran Bal (IX)
Great Crystal of Giruvegan (XII)
Lindblum (IX)
Rabanastre (XII)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Phantom Train (VI)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)

Round 4

Black Mage Village (IX)
Bran Bal (IX)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Opera House (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Phantom Train (VI)
Luca (X)

Ooooh, it's getting so tough to choose now. o.o

Black Mage Village (IX)
Midgar (VII)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Opera House (VI)
Rabanastre (XII)
Esthar City (VIII)
Phantom Train (VI)
Magitek Research Facility (VI)

A little earlier this week, I'm away over the weekend, last day of voting is today, and then I'll post the tiebreakers and The Quarter Finals tomorrow.

Here's a hint, there's loads of tiebreakers at the moment so one vote changes all of that, if you haven't voted do it now, it probably means what your vote goes to wins (unless another person votes after you and chooses the opposite, in which case we're back to tiebreakers again ;))

TIEBREAKERS! NEXT VOTES WIN!

What locations do you prefer?

Midgar () (VII) or Bran Bal () (IX)?

Lindblum () (IX) or Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI)?

Floating Continent () (VI) or Rabanastre () (XII)?

Lionel Castle () (Tactics) or Esthar City () (VIII)?

Alexandria () (IX) or Phantom Train (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080505200223/finalfantasy/images/8/82/PhantomTrainInside.JPG) (VI)?

The quarter finals will be posted in due course. :)

Midgar

Opera House

Floating Continent

Lionel Castle

Alexandria

Statistics After Round 4

Leading Locations (by points tally)
Black Mage Village storms into the lead with 29 points after beating the Tower of Zot 8 points to 0, the only clean sweep in the last round.

Trailing the BMV are the Floating Continent and Magitek Research Facility of FF6, and Alexandria of FF9, who have 26 points.

Leading Games (by locations left in game)
Final Fantasy VI may not be winning on points tally but they have 3 of the 8 spaces for the Quarter Finals. Final Fantasy IX have two locations left and the other three spaces, all with one location represented are Final Fantasy VII, VIII and in a certain way amazingly, Final Fantasy Tactics.

Goodbye...
…to Final Fantasy IV (Tower of Zot), Final Fantasy X (Luca) and Final Fantasy XII (Rabanastre and Great Crystal of Giruvegan), who all had their final representatives lose their matches.

As stated early, locations with only 1 left in are Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and Tactics, with FF8 having the smallest points tally out of these with 79.

Leading Games (by total points tally)
As stated early Final Fantasy VI has more locations left but Final Fantasy IX continues its dominance with 176 points.

Trailing behind is Final Fantasy VI with 149 points. Hanging by a thread from the tiebreaker in third place, is Final Fantasy VII with 103 points. Midgar won on a tiebreaker last round, but will it make the semi finals?

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It’s the Quarter Finals! 8 locations left, let's halve these into 4, for the semi finals. Remember that the total points tally will be in numerical format and the game the location is from will be in Roman numerals. There's no Part A or B any more, all the locations below are what remain. Onto Round 4!

Round 5: The Quarter Finals

Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) (22) vs Magitek Research Facility () (VI) (26)

Floating Continent () (VI) (26) vs Lionel Castle () (Tactics) (18)

Opera House (http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060228005555/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/08/Opera.PNG/381px-Opera.PNG) (VI) (25) vs Black Mage Village () (IX) (29)

Midgar () (VII) (20) vs Alexandria () (IX) (26)

Magitek Research Facility

Lionel Castle

Black Mage Village

Alexandria

Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Alexandria (IX)

Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Opera House (VI)
Midgar (VII)

Sorry FFVIII and IX.

Round 5: The Quarter Finals
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Alexandria (IX)

Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Lionel Castle (Tactics)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Alexandria (IX)

Damn, would vote for Lindblum over almost anything that's left:/

Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)
Floating Continent (VI)
Black Mage Village (IX)
Alexandria (IX)

Magitek Research Facility (VI)
Floating Continent (VI)
Opera House (VI)
Midgar (VII)

Last night of voting, if you want to vote, do it now :)

Statistics After Round 5

Leading Locations (by points tally)
Black Mage Village maintains its lead with 35 points, and with four locations left, you could argue it's the favourite now.

Trailing the BMV are the Floating Continent and Alexandria of FF9, who have 31 points.

Leading Games (by locations left in game)
Final Fantasy IX takes back the lead with both its 2 locations from the Quarter Finals win their matches. Final Fantasy 6 and 8 have the other two spots.

Goodbye...
…to Final Fantasy VII (Midgar) and Final Fantasy Tactics (Lionel Castle) who all had their final representatives lose their matches.

As stated earlier, games with only location 1 left in are Final Fantasy VI and VIII, with FF8 having the smallest points tally out of these with 84.

Leading Games (by total points tally)
Final Fantasy IX continues its dominance with 187 points.

Trailing behind is Final Fantasy VI with 159 points. Final Fantasy VII tallied up a total of 106 points. It would be some ask but if Final Fantasy VIII pick up 22 points... ;)

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It’s the Semi Finals! 4 locations left, let's halve these into 2, for the finals. Remember that the total points tally will be in numerical format and the game the location is from will be in Roman numerals. There's no Part A or B any more, all the locations below are what remain. Onto Round 6!

Round 6: The Semi Finals

Black Mage Village () (IX) (35) vs Floating Continent () (VI) (31)

Alexandria () (IX) (31) vs Ultimecia's Castle (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071103153002/finalfantasy/images/thumb/3/3e/UltimeciasRealm3.PNG/424px-UltimeciasRealm3.PNG) (VIII) (27)

Floating Continent

Alexandria

Round 5: The Quarter Finals
Black Mage Village (IX)
Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)

Black Mage Village (IX)
Alexandria (IX)

Floating Continent

Ultimecia's Castle

Black Mage Village
Alexandria

I think this has shown just how many FFVI and IX fans there are on this site. :)

Black Mage Village
Alexandria

I think this has shown just how many FFVI and IX fans there are on this site. :)

This doesn't really surprise me, although I was expecting more FFVII fans.

Black Mage Village (IX)

Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)

Right, one more day and I'll post Round 1B. You can still vote for Round 1A even when Round 1B is posted by the way

Black Mage Village
Alexandria

now why the hell didn't i join this rumble? xD

I'll post the final tomorrow. Only 7 voters in this round so if you haven't voted, do it now and you could make a big difference because both battles are extremely tight! :)

Floating Continent

Ultimecia's Castle

now why the hell didn't i join this rumble? xD


Black Mage Village
Alexandria





Floating Continent

Ultimecia's Castle



Do these count as votes? If they do, they bump the tally to 9.

You mean do they count because they're quotes? That's always been the way with other rumbles.

No no, I just wasn't sure if people were quoting other comments and using them as votes for their own, in which case they're fine, I just didn't count them until now! A few more hours I say... 9 votes... if there's a tenth the games could turn into tiebreakers... ;)

Here is the final!


Black Mage Village (IX) (40)

or...


Ultimecia's Castle (VIII) (32)

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Some questions...

a) So what is your favourite of these two locations?
b) What, if you can narrow it down, is your actual favourite location?
c) Shall we do another knockout game? I like the idea of the transportations game before, we can do that or we can wait until after Christmas.

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village

Ultimecia's Castle (VIII)

Black Mage Village.

Ultimecia's Castle

Black Mage Village

Transportations sounds good and I'm fine starting now or after Christmas.

a) Ultimecia's Castle

b) Narshe--the look, the music, the story importance, the geography, the natives, the side-quests, the fact that it stands as your introduction to the whole world of FFVI and does so beautifully, the fact that it has to meet your expectations after they were built up during the Mode 7 approach and it does

c) I'm in for another sooner rather than later

Ultimecia's Castle

b) Lindblum - I always wanted to punch Brahne for scarring my favourite city:P

c) Means of transport Rumble before Christmass sounds great to me:)

Last day of voting, although it looks like the winner has been decided already.

Congratulations to Ultimecia's Castle, the winner of the best Final Fantasy Locations game!

As for new knockout games I'm going to give it a break for a bit, but in a few months I'll do the Favourite Transportations game. I have my teeth sunk into a knockout competition about wrestling, if you're interested in taking part visit my website below.

Merry Christmas FF Shrine, if you celebrate it. :)